morning he's been a fwiks tur on the american landscape since we all first saw of philadelphia as rocky balboa. >> adrian. >> brandi hitt looks ahead to sunday's oscars with stallone once again mock the nominees. >> reporter: rocky balboa an iconic movie hero with strength and heart. >> the champion. >> reporter: created by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone in "rocky." >> back in 1977 he did not win the oscar for best actor or writing "rocky." but after shadow boxing with muhammad ali on stage, he was still appreciative. >> something i want to treasure for the rest of my life. unbelievable. thank you very, very much. >> reporter: now nearly 40 years later. >> yeah, i never thought i'd be able to cross this threshold again. >> reporter: back as rocky nominated for a best supporting >> everything i got is moved on and i'm here. >> reporter: with his daughters by his side the hollywood heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being absent during his quick rise to fame. >> then i realized that family is everything and that's the gre

rocky marciano. we get that fight in these movies. the other fighter that balboa is is joe frazier. you know a lot about joe frazier. we watched a documentary about him. he's from philadelphia as is joe frazier. rocky trains by punching slabs of beef as does joe frazier. we watched the frazier documentary and got a sense of how badly white americans wanted frazier to be ali. frazier was there hope against ali. one way of reading the rocky movies, the first two is to say that rocky is white americans revenge fantasy against mohammed ali. they couldn't beat them in the ranks with fictional characters going to do it for us. here is rocky taking it to apollo. these rocky movies exist. the holmes cooney fight takes place at the same time as the third rocky movie. in that movie rocky fights a black fighter played by mr. t. the promoters trying to link cooone with rocky. here's the cover of time magazine with gerry cooney and to rocky balboa sharing the cover of the nation's most important news. even though larry holmes was the champion this fight was all about cooney. their promoter of the

be the charm for sylvester will the 7th time playing rocky balboa be the charm for sylvester stallone? coming up next we welcome local oscar prognosticator mike woody in to tell us who will win names are pulled from the envelope on oscar night. will this year be the year for leonardo dicaprio? we'll find out on sunday night at the oscar telecast in hollywood ... but why wait that long? we have our own living breathing oscar crystal ball to tell us who will with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider a gunman opens fire on his workplace, killing three and injuring more than a dozen others. we have the latest on the investigation into what sparked last night's mass shooting in kansas. the clock is ticking ...

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. >> reporter: rocky balboa, an iconic movie hero with strength and heart. created by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone. in "rom >> reporter: back in 1977, sylvester stallone did not win the oscar for best actor or for writing "rocky." but after shadowboxing with muhammad ali on stage, he was still appreciative. >> it's something i'm going to treasure for the rest of my life. unbelievable. thank you very, very much. >> reporter: and now nearly 40 years later -- null >> i never thought i would be able too see -- be able to cross >> reporter: stallone is back as rocky, nominated for a best supporting actor oscar in the sequel "creed." >> everything i got has moved on and i'm here. >> reporter: with his daughters by his side, the hollywood heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being absent during his quick rise to fame. >> then i realized that family is everything and that's the greatest award you can get. you get one chance at life and you'd better fight to keep it. >> people seem to be cheer

. >>> sylvester stallone is nominated for his supporting role in the older rocky balboa. he lost for the best actor performance in the original rocky which won best picture. he was almost bankrupt back then, now he is among hollywood 's big stars. >>> you get a chance at life, you better fight to keep it. >>> sly calls the italian stall i don't know, the best friend you ever had. >>> the oscars are sparking protest over the lack of black nominees. academy president has promised big changes to fix the diversity problem. gray. >>> your time now, 6:07. vice president joe biden will make an appearance at the oscars, he will introduce lady gaga. he will talk about the white house's its on us campaign which aims to fight sexual assault. gaga will sing her oscar nominated song until it happens to you. >>> the academy awards begin tonight at 7:00. as you watch the show we're enhancing the oscar experience at 6abc.com and of course the "action news" facebook page, we'll have live streaming video from the red carpet, the best moments from the show and be sure to join our facebook ch

. >> reporter: rocky balboa with heart. created by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywoodof the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone in "rocky." >> reporter: back in 1977, stallone did not win the oscar for acting or writing "rocky." after shadowboxing with muhammed ali. he was still appreciative. >> something i will treasure >> reporter: now 40 years late>> reporter: now 40 years later. >> i never thought i would threshold -- cross this tlevsh hold again. >> reporter: he is rocky in the sequel "creed." >> everything i have got is moved on, and i am here. >> reporter: his daughters by his side, the hollywood heavyhis side, the hollywood heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being absent during his quick rise to fame. >> then i realized that family is everything, and that is the greatest award you can get. you have one chance at life, and you better fight to keep itand you better fight to keep it. >> people seem to be cheering for sylvester stallone. they want to see him win

recently he said on my way to the oscars, sly returns to the rocky series for reprising his role of rocky balboa. he serves as a trainer and mentor to adonis, the son of apollo creed. back in 1976, the original "rocky" movie was the highest grossing movie of the year. it won for best picture but that year the award for best actor went to peter finch for "network." will sylvester win tonight and what kind of speech might he give if he does? looking forward to seeing that moment in the show. right now, i'm tossing it back to our fashion posse. >> oh, my goodness, fashion, posse, i love it. and george, you are so dapper, by the way. sylvester stallone, we found a that's stallone from the 1977 academy awards. roshumba: oh, my goodness -- he was wearing this same outfit backstage during the shows in the 1990's. oh, my goodness, talk about a past -- blast from the past. color. that is tom ford before tom ford. caller: oh, my goodness. he is such a good actor, he can probably get away with anything. if he rocks that tucks and color tonight, he'll be fine. roshumba: please don't. >> i can't wait to see

. >> reporter: rocky balboa with strength and heart. by a man known as one of the most humble in hollywood. >> sylvester stallone. >> reporter: back in 1977, sylvester stallone did not win the oscar for best actor or writing rocky. but after shadowboxing with muhammad ali on stage, he was still a appreciative. >> it's something i'm going to treasure for the rest of my life. unbelievable. thank you very, very much. now nearly 40 years later >> i never thought i would be able to krosh this threshold again. >> reporter: he's back at rocky, nominated for a best supporting actor oscar in the zwaul "creed." >> everything i got has moved on and i'm here. with his daughters by his side, the hollywood heavyweight won his first golden globe last month and reflected on being absent during his quick rise to fame. >> then i realized that family is everything and that's the greatest award you can get. you get one chance at life and you'd better fight to keep it. >> people seem to be cheering for him. he's somebody who's worked so hard and for such a

reporter: rocky balboa, an iconic movie hero. created by a man that is what are the most noted in hollywood. playing -- sylvester stallone did not win the oscar for playing rock you or for writing it. sylvester: thank you, very, very much. i never thought i would be able to cross the threshold again. reporter: nominated for a best supporting oscar in the movie "creed." sylvester: and i am here. reporter: he got his first golden globes last month. sylvester: family is everything. you get one chance at life, and you had better fight to keep it. heather: people are cheering for him because he is 70 who has worked so hard and first touch a long time. >> i would like to share your -- thank you for sharing your dream of "rocky" with us. reporter: his star on the hollywood walk of fame has been here for over 40 years and the movie has made billions worldwide. heather: you can watch the 88th annual academy awards right here on sunday night, with red carpet coverage starting at 7:00. ed: the most powerful storm ever recorded in the southe

. >> even rocky balboa so you don't know until they play. >> is rocky balboa in that game?g half back. >> he could be. >> take this to the bank. tell all your west wood one viewers. carolina 24 denver 16. that will be -- >> -- sounds like a good number, bill. you may be right. >> jim, we appreciate it? >> you may be right. >> when we come rightytt back bolling and rivera on sanders doing excellent job and varney with his villains. popping up all over the place. yeah, it was amazing. just with a little bit of information, you can take leaps and bounds. it's an awesome experience. i'm in charge of it all. business expenses, so i've been snapping photos of my receipts and keeping track of them in quickbooks. now i'm on top of my expenses, and my bees. best 68,000 employees ever. that's how we own it. ♪ [screaming] ♪ ♪ the bold nissan rogue, with intuitive all wheel drive. because winter needs a hero. now get a $199 per month lease on the 2016 nissan rogue. nissan. innovation that excites. the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have cop

creed sylvester stallone went 39 years between acting nominations for playing the same character, rocky balboa an oscars record in 1976's rocky and 2015's role he's perfected, and he brings more heart than ever to the italian stallion. he's also the sentimental pick and the odds-on favorite to win here. will stick with my predict an upset by spotlight. the man it as hulk gives the best performance in an ensemble packed with great ones as the loose cannon in the bunch of intrepid boston globe on the catholic church. he runs all over town in the gripping drama, and there's a chance he could run away with an oscar for it. will win: mark ruffalo, spotlight don't be surprised by: sylvester stallone, creed dark horse: mark rylance, bridge of spies supporting actress best supporting actress nominees: jennifer jason leigh, the hateful eight rooney mara, carol rachel mcadams, spotlight alicia vikander, the danish girl kate winslet, steve jobs alicia vikander the danish girl and rooney mara percent of the total screen time in their respective dramas. they both should be in the lead category, but the stu

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. >> even rocky balboa so you don't know until they play. >> is rocky balboa in that game?. >> he could be. >> take this to the bank. tell all your west wood one viewers. carolina 24 denver 16. that will be -- >> -- sounds like a good number, bill. you may be right. >> jim, we appreciate it? >> you may be right. >> when we come rightytt back bolling and rivera on sanders doing excellent job an here's to almost losing it... until you finally find it. light up her valentine's day with a classic diamond heart pendant. now just $399.99 each. that's $300 off! helzberg diamonds here's to love. ... 83% try to eat healthy. yet up 90% fall short in getting key nutrients from food alone. let's do more. add one a day women's gummies. complete with key nutrients we may need... ...plus it supports bone health with calcium and vitamin d. one a day vitacraves gummies. e*trade is all about seizing opportunity. and i'd like to... cut. so i'm gonna take this opportunity to direct. thank you, we'll call you. evening, film noir, smoke, atmosphere... bob... you're a young farmhand and e*trade i

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his first oscar nomination came in 1977 for his time playing rocky balboa. >>> the oscars were not withoutontroversy. >> leading up to the awards show, the lack of diversity among the nominees became a big talking point that led to protests and boycotts from ç hollywood insiders and civil rights activists. host chris rock took on the issue right from the start of the show. >> you realize if they nominated hosts, i wouldn't even get this job. y'all would be watching neil patrick harris right now. >> just blocks from the oscars, demonstrators protested the lack of diversity while some actors gave their opinions on the red carpet, the reverend al sharpton spoke at a rally promoting change. >> we are not going to allow the oscars to continue. this will be the last night of an all-white oscars. >> we'll see what happens tomorrow. i want to see if we have the debate and conversation like next thursday. >> chris rock also touched on a few philadelphia moments during his time on stage. he jokingly referred to "creed" as black rocky. he suggested that philadelphia native kevin hart will be next ye

>> sylvester stallone's turn in creed brought him his third nomination for his iconic role as rocky balboas the film weak director ryan cougar and his co-star, michael b jordan, who were not nominated deserve more credit. >> michael jordan, every time i look in his eyes, as an actor, i said he is making me better. i think he should have been a lot more respect, a lot more attention. >> the 88th oscars will be held february 28th, as calls to boycott the ceremony grow. chris martinez, cbs news, beverly hills. >>> in other entertainment news, pop star taylor swift will take the stage first at the grammys. >> all right, now, surely didn't expect her to shake off this year's awards, after all nominated seven times including for albumn of the year. we're told she will open the show with a song from hip albumn 1989. no word yet which song, though, the berks county native earned the second most grammy moms this year, tied with the weekend. >> and you can see swift and all of the stars when the grammy awards air live right here on cbs-3, next monday night, less than week away. the fun starts with a

thirty-nine years, that's the time between sylvester stallone's two oscar nominations for playing rocky balboa amount of time which acceptance speeches has been cut down by this year. produce remembers hoping to short ten even more, they're going scroll individual shout out on the screen. this is the most surprising one to me. fifteen minutes, the length of the first i wards show in 1929. compared that to 220 minutes or three hours and 40 minutes, that is the lent of last year's show. i'm sure they have much shorter speeches that first year. >> drivers and police in california town really scratching their heads when they saw this is the knit million dollars of the road, unicorn. right out of a fairy tell. officers captured the unicorn on the lewes. jewel he eat actually little white pony dressed up, hired for child's birthday party in mad ear, a she got loose, darted out to busy roadways, hand some scary moments with cars. she okay there. were no accidents. few near misses, though, police did rounds her up and return her. no one was hurt. but rather confusing for drivers out there, i'm sure. >

sylvester stallone playing rocky balboa playing 39 years after the first time he played it. he has that kind of career going . he is like the john wayne of this year. somebody who has this long perhaps not extraordinary in and the mass of what he has done. that will be the biggest one. just like rocky up the steps. >> supporting actress. >> alisha profounder for the danish girl. it is a leading role and that helps in the supporting categories. if you -- she is on screen as much as any one else. she could easily fit to delete category. that gives her an advantage. it does assume -- same thing with rooney mira. >> let's go something like. animated short. >> inside out. absolutely. you are talking about disney pixar, they have dominated this category since it was created. it is a terrific movie also up for an original screenplay award. it has been recognized in something for other than just >> we will see how you do. it is tonight on most of this abc action news station. >>> a beautiful red carpet forecast. 73 today. up to near 80 by tuesday. nice again next weekend. the big ne

stallone was the heavy favorite after winning several other roles this year for reprising his role as rocky balboa in "creed," however, mark rhineland's took home the oscar. the only win for "bridge of spies." barbara: the other big surprise was the winner, "spotlight." winning over the favor of the frontier ethic, "the revenant." >> leonardo dicaprio. john: his losing streak is over. finally winning an oscar for his pivotal role in "the revenant." he took a moment to talk about climate change in his speech. previous times. >> brie larson. room. home an oscar for her performance in "room." and a for her small son inside a shed then escapes. john: this year's red carpet glamour included something for everyone, bold colors, soft shades, and body hugging looks, including this dropdead look by charlize theron. she sizzled in this down with a deep neckline and delicate straps. accessorize with a harry winston necklace. barbara: cate blanchett, from armani, including large applique from her shoulders to her train. john: sofia vergara was glamour perfection in this navy blue down featuring a sweetheart n

movies of the year this year that was not nominated for best picture was "cred," the story of rocky balboa training stallone was nominated for an oscar. it would not be a movie without a sequel. the world premiere trailer for the much-anticipated followup to "creed." >> i will have a choice. this is my one shot. i was born to do this. can't nobody stop me! >> you got no business being here. >> the other fighters are fighting for their lives. look at you. eating a hero sandwich. >> it's a hoagie! >> get the hell out of my gym! >> look at this. your first fight with clubber. you got caught with a right uppercut. you're sounding like a dolphin with an itchy blow hole. hee hee! hee hee! hee hee! hee hee hee hee hee hee hee! >> how do you know so much about >> that was my pops. >> junior. >> that's what marty povis told us. i need you to train me. >> train you to do what? >> what do you think i'm talking about, fool, to fight. >> you don't look like a fighter. >> i been fighting my whole life. the people who said i couldn't fight -- >> ha ha ha! >> fighting my demons. >> hey, baby. >> fighting

sylvester stallone, rocky balboa is up for hollywood's biggest prize. and there's a protest outside the oscar venue. >>> the action cam is live along kelly drive near boathouse row. it is shaping up to be a beautiful day. >>> we'll warm up nicely. let's go outside to meteorologist chris sowers and accuweather. >> reporter: good morning, nydia. believe it or not, this is the 14th time this winter season we have 60 degrees or higher. we have another gorgeous day on the way. a lot of sunshine expected. not a cloud in the sky right now. even though the temperatures are chilly as i speak we'll warm up nicely in the afternoon. we have a windchill of 29 in quakertown. pilots, 32. center city, 36. chester, 35. glassboro, 31. hammonton, 33. agenda beach 31. smyrna and dover, 35. sea isle closing in on 40. satellite and radar, just like yesterday we'll keep the skies bright and sunny. just a few high, thin clouds that's about it. looks like a fantastic finish to the weekend. 1:00 p.m. we're closing in on 60, 58 degrees, mostly sunny skies, 3:00 p.m., 60 degrees,